Tag: compassion

Dharma, not Drama

Funny right? But how many adults do you know that are actually like that? Are you like that? Do you feed on drama and creating drama in the lives of others? Do you ever wonder why you or anyone else…

Compassion is not fashion

We read about it, we study it, and many of us attend a weekly Buddhist service that deals in compassion. But I wonder if this is just the clothes we wear at certain times. Sort of a fashion statement that…

The daily battle

Yes, from the moment I wake up until the moment I go to sleep, there is a battle raging. Consciousness and mindfulness wrestle with each other for dominance. Long standing patterns and habits of attachment and self are ever present.…

I’m better than you!

And don’t you ever forget it! I’m smarter, wiser, funnier, more friendly, better looking, etc etc. I really can’t help it you know. I was just born this way, very special! Now I know that this must be they way…

The Sangha

Having studied Buddhism for over ten years, I was blessed to have finally found Bhante Sujatha of the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple. (or perhaps he found me) I felt I had been on the right path for a long time,…